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2024-01-17T18:07:18-08:00

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Contextual Theology at the Vatican: Really?

Last updated on: January 17, 2024 at 6:07 pm   By Ted Peters

In Ad Theologiam Promovendam of November 2023 ,Pope Francis opened the Vatican windows for the winds of contextual theology to blow through. Will the gusts from ecumenical and interreligious whirlwinds as well as the tornadoes from natural science blow the pages of inherited dogma off desk theology? Read more

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2024-01-14T20:29:02-08:00

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Power vs Goodness in 2024

Last updated on: January 14, 2024 at 8:29 pm   By Ted Peters

In this 2024 election cycle, I'm worried. Why? Here's Ted's Timely Take: when it's power vs goodness, most people will choose power. Read more

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2024-01-26T12:31:11-08:00

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What is Public Systematic Theology? Part Two

Last updated on: January 26, 2024 at 12:31 pm   By Ted Peters

Public systematic theology necessitates engagement in interreligious dialogue and comparative theology when engaging in discourse clarification and worldview construction. Read more

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What is Public Systematic Theology? Part One

Last updated on: January 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm   By Ted Peters

Introducing Michael Morch's new book, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY AS A RATIONALLY JUSTIFIED PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT GOD. By exacting scientific criteria such as coherence, what the theologian conceives in the church become intelligible to the wider culture. Read more

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Supporting Husbands in Theology

Last updated on: January 1, 2025 at 4:47 pm   By Ted Peters

The handy Russian word, 'matushka', means 'mother' but refers to the wife of a priest. Matushka Olga of Alaska was just glorified in 2023. What might wives of male Luthean pastors think about being matushkas. Well, check out an organization not yet online, Suipporting Husbands in Theology. It's abbreviated, SHIT. Read more

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2024-01-03T10:57:13-08:00

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Will I ever find my true soulmate?

Last updated on: January 3, 2024 at 10:57 am   By Ted Peters

My student friend, Zipei, met her true soulmate, Nick. Together they share a relationship with the divine. That's what souls do. Read more

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2024-07-13T13:38:33-07:00

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Does God Exist?

Last updated on: July 13, 2024 at 1:38 pm   By Ted Peters

Does God exist? Does God quench the thirst within our souls to be at one with the Beyond and the Intimate? A rational proof for God's existence gets us almost there, but not quite. We need special revelation to confirm the existence and the presence of God. Read more

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Blessed Mother Olga of Alaska Knitted Mittens

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 5:40 pm   By Ted Peters

The Blessed Mother Olga of Alaska knitted mittens and, thereby, opened the gate to the Kingdom of God. Read more

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Are Christians Losing the Culture War?

Last updated on: December 25, 2023 at 8:20 pm   By Ted Peters

Why, I wonder, would our cancel culture go so far as to cancel Jesus from Christmas? Does it suggest that secularism and paganism have won the culture war? Read more

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Are UFOs Our Celestial Saviors?

Last updated on: December 24, 2024 at 10:17 am   By Ted Peters

Are UFOs Our Celestial Saviors? The experience of sighting a UAP or being abducted by aliens intermix with fictional portrayals. The classic 1951 movie, "The Day the Earth Stood Still," affected the UFO culture for decades. Of particular significance is the alien message to Earth: stop testing nuclear weapons and work for world peace! Read more

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